List of banks in the Americas

This is a list of the banks in the Americas.

Argentina
See Category:Banks of Argentina

Central bank

 * Central Bank of The Bahamas

Government-owned banks

 * Bank of The Bahamas International
 * Commonwealth Bank

Commercial banks

 * Citibank
 * Fidelity Bank
 * Finance Corporation of The Bahamas
 * FirstCaribbean International Bank
 * Royal Bank of Canada
 * Scotiabank

Central bank

 * Central Bank of Barbados

Foreign-owned banks

 * CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank
 * First Citizens
 * RBTT Bank Barbados limited; subsidiary of RBTT Financial Holdings Limited (RBTT)
 * RBC Financial Caribbean; branch of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
 * Scotiabank

Development banks

 * Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

Central bank

 * Central Bank of Belize

Development bank

 * National Bank of Belize Limited

Major privately owned banks

 * Belize Bank Ltd.
 * Heritage Bank Limited
 * Atlantic Bank Limited

Bermuda

 * The Bank of N. T. Butterfield & Son Limited
 * HSBC Bank of Bermuda Limited
 * Bermuda Commercial Bank Limited
 * Clarien Bank

Central bank

 * Central Bank of Bolivia

Law-recognized state banks

 * Banco Unión

Second-floor banks

 * Banco de Desarrollo Productivo

Multiple banks

 * Banco BISA
 * Banco de Crédito BCP
 * Banco Económico
 * Banco FIE
 * Banco Fortaleza
 * Banco Ganadero
 * Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz
 * Banco Nacional de Bolivia
 * Banco Prodem
 * BancoSol

Small and Medium Enterprise-focused Banks

 * Banco PyME Ecofuturo
 * Bancomunidad

Foreign banks

 * ABN AMRO
 * Banco de la Nación Argentina

Defunct banks

 * Banco Agrícola de Bolivia
 * Banco Boliviano Americano
 * Banco de Credito Oruro
 * Banco de Cochabamba
 * Banco de Financiamiento Industrial
 * Banco de La Paz
 * Banco de la Vivienda
 * Banco de Potosí
 * Banco de San Carlos
 * Banco del Progreso
 * Banco Fassil
 * Banco Intenacional de Desarrollo
 * Banco Minero de Bolivia
 * Banco PyME Los Andes ProCredit
 * Banco Santa Cruz
 * Banco Sur
 * BHN Multibanco
 * Citibank

Central bank

 * Central Bank of Brazil

Development banks

 * National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) (Federal Government-owned)
 * Espírito Santo Development Bank (BANDES) (State of Espírito Santo-owned)
 * Minas Gerais Development Bank (BDMG) (State of Minas Gerais-owned)
 * Far South Regional Development Bank (BRDE) (States of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul-owned)

Government-owned banks

 * Banco do Brasil (Federal Government as main shareholder)
 * Caixa Econômica Federal (Federal Government-owned)

Private-owned banks

 * Itaú Unibanco
 * Banco Bradesco
 * Banco Santander Brasil; (owned by Spanish Banco Santander)

Government-owned banks

 * Banco da Amazônia (Federal Government as main shareholder)
 * Banco de Brasília (BRB) (Federal District-owned)
 * Banco do Estado do Espírito Santo (Banestes) (State of Espírito Santo-owned)
 * Banco do Estado do Pará (Banpará) (State of Pará-owned)
 * Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Banrisul) (State of Rio Grande do Sul-owned)
 * Banco do Estado do Sergipe (Banese) (State of Sergipe-owned)
 * Banco do Nordeste (Federal Government as main shareholder)

Private-owned banks

 * Banco Alfa
 * Banco BOCOM BBM (China's Bank of Communications as main shareholder)
 * Banco BMG
 * Banco BV (co-owned by Votorantim Group and Banco do Brasil)
 * Banco Fibra
 * Banco Industrial do Brasil
 * Banco Mercantil do Brasil
 * Banco PAN (formerly Banco Panamericano, now owned by BTG Pactual)
 * Paraná Banco
 * Banco Paulista
 * Banco Safra
 * Banco Sofisa

Online banks

 * Agibank
 * Banco Bari
 * Banco BS2
 * C6 Bank
 * Banco Digimais
 * Banco Digio
 * Banco Inter
 * Nubank
 * Banco Original

Cooperative banks

 * Banco Cooperativo do Brasil (Bancoob)
 * Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito Ailos
 * Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito do Brasil (Sicoob)
 * Sistema de Crédito Cooperativo (Sicred)
 * Unicred

Investment banks

 * Banco BTG Pactual (private)
 * Banco Clássico (private)
 * Banco Modal (private)

Merged or defunct banks

 * Banco Bamerindus; acquired by HSBC Bank Brasil, now Banco Bradesco
 * Banco Bandeirantes; acquired by Caixa Geral de Depósitos, later merged with Unibanco, now Banco Itaú
 * BankBoston Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Itaú
 * Banorte; acquired by Banco Bandeirantes, later merged with Unibanco, now Banco Itaú
 * BBVA Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Bradesco
 * Banco Boavista; acquired by Banco Bradesco
 * Citibank Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Itaú
 * Banco Credireal; acquired by BCN, now Banco Bradesco
 * Banco de Crédito Nacional (BCN); acquired by Banco Bradesco
 * Banco Econômico; merged with Banco Excel, later acquired by BBVA Brasil, now Banco Bradesco
 * Banco do Estado do Amazonas (BEA); acquired by Banco Bradesco
 * Banco do Estado da Bahia (Baneb); acquired by Banco Bradesco
 * Banco do Estado do Ceará (BEC); acquired by Banco Bradesco
 * Banco do Estado de Goiás (BEG); acquired by Banco Itaú
 * Banco do Estado do Maranhão (BEM); acquired by Banco Bradesco
 * Banco do Estado de Minas Gerais (Bemge); acquired by Banco Itaú
 * Banco do Estado da Paraíba (Paraiban); acquired by Banco Real, now Santander Brasil
 * Banco do Estado do Paraná (Banestado); acquired by Banco Itaú
 * Banco do Estado de Pernambuco (Bandepe); acquired by Banco Real, now Santander Brasil
 * Banco do Estado do Piauí (BEP); acquired by Banco do Brasil
 * Banco do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Banerj); acquired by Banco Itaú
 * Banco do Estado de Santa Catarina (BESC); acquired by Banco do Brasil
 * Banco do Estado de São Paulo (Banespa); acquired by Santander Brasil
 * HSBC Bank Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Bradesco
 * Banco Mercantil Finasa; acquired by Banco Bradesco
 * Banco Meridional; acquired by Banco Bozano Simonsen, later merged with Santander Brasil
 * Banco Nacional; acquired by Unibanco, now Banco Itaú
 * Banco Nossa Caixa; acquired by Banco do Brasil
 * Banco Real; formerly owned by ABN AMRO, later merged with Santander Brasil
 * Banco Sudameris; acquired by Banco Real, now Santander Brasil
 * Unibanco; merged with Banco Itaú

Central bank

 * Central Bank of Chile

Government-owned banks

 * Banco del Estado de Chile

Commercial banks

 * Banco BICE
 * Banco Consorcio
 * Banco de Chile
 * Banco Edwards Citi
 * Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
 * Banco Falabella
 * Banco Internacional
 * Banco Ripley
 * Banco Security

Foreign-owned

 * Banco Santander Chile (owned by Banco Santander)
 * Itaú Corpbanca (56,6% owned by Itaú Unibanco)
 * Scotiabank Chile (owned by Scotiabank)

Neobanks

 * Tenpo

Enterprise banks

 * Citibank Chile

Foreign banks with representation

 * Banco de la Nación Argentina
 * Banco do Brasil
 * DnB NOR Bank ASA
 * JP Morgan Chase Bank
 * The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

Commercial banks

 * Banco de A. Edwards; merged with Banco de Chile.
 * Banco BBVA Chile; merged with Scotiabank Chile.
 * Banco del Desarrollo; merged with Scotiabank Chile.
 * Banco de Santiago; merged with Banco Santander, some assets sold to Paris.
 * Banco Sud Americano; bought by Scotiabank Chile.
 * Banco Paris; closed in 2016.
 * Banco Penta; assets sold to Banco de Chile.
 * BankBoston; Chilean operations bought by Banco Itaú.
 * Corpbanca; merged with Banco Itaú Chile.
 * HSBC Bank Chile; operations merged with Banco de Chile.
 * Rabobank; dissolved in 2017, banking assets sold to Banco BICE.

Enterprise banks

 * Deutsche Bank; left the Chilean market in 2016.

Central bank

 * Banco de la República

Commercial banks

 * Bancolombia
 * Banco de Bogotá
 * Davivienda
 * Citibank
 * BBVA Colombia
 * Colpatria
 * Itau Corpbanca Colombia
 * Banco Caja Social
 * Banco AV Villas
 * Banco de Occidente Credencial
 * Banco Popular
 * Bancamía
 * Banco Pichincha
 * GNB Sudameris

Government-owned banks

 * Agrarian Bank of Colombia

Defunct banks

 * Granahorrar Bank

Central bank

 * Banco Central de Costa Rica

Government-owned banks

 * Banco de Costa Rica
 * Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
 * Banco Popular y de Desarrollo Comunal
 * BICSA

Defunct banks

 * Banco Crédito Agrícola de Cartago

Commercial banks

 * Banco Cathay de Costa Rica
 * Banco CMB
 * BAC Credomatic
 * Banco Improsa
 * Banco Promérica
 * Banco Lafise
 * Banco BCT
 * Scotiabank
 * Banco General
 * Davivienda
 * Prival Bank

Central bank

 * Central Bank of Cuba

Commercial banks

 * Banco de Crédito y Comercio
 * Banco de Inversiones
 * Banco Exterior de Cuba
 * Banco Financiero Internacional
 * Banco Industrial de Venezuela-Cuba
 * Banco Internacional de Comercio
 * Banco Metropolitano
 * Banco Nacional de Cuba
 * Banco Popular de Ahorro

Commercial banks

 * National Bank of Dominica (NBD)

Branches of foreign banks

 * Republic Bank

Foreign-owned banks

 * FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB); subsidiary of CIBC

Offshore banks

 * Griffon Bank

Central bank

 * Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

Major banks

 * BanReservas
 * Banco BHD León
 * Banco Popular
 * Scotiabank
 * Banco del Progreso

Central bank

 * Central Bank of Ecuador

Major banks

 * Banco Pichincha
 * Banco del Pacífico
 * Banco de Guayaquil
 * Produbanco
 * Banco Internacional
 * Banco Bolivariano

Central bank

 * Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

Major banks

 * Banco Agricola
 * Blue Bank of El Salvador
 * Banco G & T Continental El Salvador
 * Banco Davivienda El Salvador
 * Cuscatlan Bank

Commercial banks

 * Grenada Co-operative Bank (only locally owned bank)

Branches of foreign banks

 * The Bank of Nova Scotia (SCOTIABANK)
 * RBTT Bank Grenada Limited
 * Republic Bank(Grenada) Limited

Foreign-owned banks

 * First Caribbean International Bank (FCIB); subsidiary of CIBC

Central Bank

 * Bank of Guyana

Commercial banks

 * Republic Bank (Guyana) (Subsidiary of Republic Bank)
 * Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd. (GBTI)
 * Demerara Bank Ltd.
 * Citizen's Bank Guyana Inc.

Foreign-owned banks

 * Scotiabank
 * Bank of Baroda

Central bank

 * Banco Central de Honduras

Banks

 * Banco Atlantida
 * Banco FICOHSA
 * Banco de Occidente
 * Banco del Pais
 * Banco BAC-Bamer
 * Banco Promerica
 * Banco de Los Trabajadores
 * Banco Popular

Foreign Banks

 * Banco Azteca
 * Lloyds Bank
 * HSBC

Central bank

 * The Bank of Jamaica

Locally owned banks

 * First Global Bank (Parent -Grace Kennedy)
 * National Commercial Bank (NCB)
 * Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB)
 * Sagicor Bank

Subsidiary/branch of foreign entity

 * The Bank of Nova Scotia (Parent - Scotia Bank)
 * Citibank Jamaica (Parent - Citibank)
 * CIBC Caribbean (Parent - CIBC)
 * National Commercial of Jamaica (Parent -Portland Holdings)

Locally owned banks

 * Cornerstone Trust & Merchant Bank

Subsidiary/branch of foreign entity

 * Scotia Investments (Parent -The Bank of Nova Scotia)

Commercial local banks

 * Banco General (merger between Banco General and Banco Continental)
 * Global Bank
 * Multibank
 * Metrobank
 * Banco Universal
 * Banvivienda (part of Grupo Mundial)
 * Bancafé
 * Banco Aliado
 * Credicorp Bank

Government-owned banks

 * Banco Nacional de Panama
 * Caja de Ahorros de Panamá
 * Banco de Desarrollo Agropecuario

Foreign-owned banks

 * HSBC (merger between Panama's largest banking group Grupo Banistmo and HSBC Panama)
 * Citibank (subsidiary of Citigroup which merged with Banco Uno and Banco Cuscatlan)
 * Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
 * Banco Atlantico Panama (subsidiary of Banco Santander)
 * Scotiabank

Central bank

 * Banco Central del Paraguay

Other banks

 * Citibank
 * Banco do Brasil
 * Banco de la Nación Argentina
 * Agencia Financiera de Desarrollo
 * BBVA
 * Banco Continental
 * Banco Familiar
 * Banco GNB
 * Banco Río
 * Banco Itaú
 * Crédito Agrícola de Habilitación
 * Interfisa Banco
 * Visión Banco

Central bank

 * Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Commercial banks

 * Banco Azteca
 * BCP
 * BBVA Perú
 * Caja Trujillo
 * Scotiabank
 * Interbank
 * HSBC
 * Citibank
 * Santander
 * Standard Chartered
 * Deutsche Bank
 * Banco Interamericano de Finanzas
 * Banco Financiero
 * Banco de Comercio
 * Mibanco
 * Banco Falabella
 * Banco Ripley
 * Banco del Trabajo

Development banks

 * Banco de Materiales
 * Agrobanco

Defunct banks

 * Banco Wiese Sudameris Sold to and rebranded as Scotiabank in 2006
 * Banco Sudamericano Sold to and rebranded as Scotiabank in 2006
 * Banco Santander Operations in Peru acquired by Banco de Credito del Peru (Santander returns to Peru in 2007)
 * BankBoston Peruvian operations acquired by Banco de Credito del Peru
 * Banco de Lima Sudameris Merged with Banco Wiese and rebranded as Banco Wiese Sudameris
 * NBK Bank
 * Banco del Pais
 * Banco Republica
 * Bancosur Merged with Banco Santander and rebranded as Banco Santander Central Hispano
 * Banco Solventa
 * Serbanco
 * Banco Latino Operations acquired by Interbank
 * Banco Interandino Acquired by Banco Santander
 * Banco Mercantil Acquired by Banco Santander
 * Banco del Progreso
 * Banco de Desarrollo
 * Banco Popular del Peru
 * Banco CCC
 * Surmeban top Gen
 * Banpeco
 * Bancoop
 * Banco Agrario
 * Banco Hipotecario
 * Banco Industrial del Peru
 * Banco Minero
 * Banco Comercial del Peru

Commercial banks

 * 1st National Bank of St Lucia
 * Bank of Saint Lucia

Branches of foreign banks

 * Republic Bank
 * Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

Foreign-owned banks

 * FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB); Subsidiary of CIBC

Central bank

 * Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

===Commercial banks ===
 * Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
 * First Caribbean International Bank
 * First St. Vincent Bank
 * 1st National Bank
 * Republic Bank
 * St. Vincent Co-operative Bank

Offshore banks

 * Loyal Bank Limited
 * United Bank Limited
 * European Commerce Bank
 * Safe Harbor Bank Ltd.
 * Trend Bank Ltd.
 * Millennium Bank Inc.

Central bank

 * Central Bank of Suriname

Commercial banks

 * De Surinaamsche Bank
 * Hakrinbank
 * Surinaamse Volkscredietbank
 * Surinaamse Postspaarbank
 * Landbouwbank
 * Surichangebank
 * Finabank
 * Cooperatieve spaar- en kredietbank Godo

Foreign-owned banks

 * RBC Suriname; former subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
 * Southern Commercial Bank Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago
Central Bank
 * The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago

Other Banks


 * Bank of Baroda Trinidad and Tobago Limited
 * Citicorp Merchant Bank Ltd
 * First Citizens Bank (Trinidad and Tobago)
 * Intercommercial Bank Limited
 * Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (RBTT)
 * Republic Bank
 * Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Limited

Central Bank

 * Banco Central del Uruguay

State-owned

 * Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
 * Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay

Private

 * Banco Bandes Uruguay S.A.
 * Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A.
 * Scotiabank Uruguay S.A. (ex. Nuevo Banco Comercial S.A.)
 * Discount Bank (Latin America) S.A.
 * Banco Santander S.A.
 * Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Uruguay S.A.
 * HSBC Bank (Uruguay) S.A.
 * Banco Surinvest S.A.
 * Citibank N.A. Sucursal Uruguay
 * Lloyds TSB Bank plc
 * Banco de la Nación Argentina

Central bank

 * Central Bank of Venezuela

Government-owned banks

 * Banco de Venezuela
 * Banco Industrial de Venezuela
 * BANDES
 * Banco Bicentenario
 * Women's Development Bank

Commercial banks

 * Bancaribe
 * Banco Nacional de Crédito
 * Banco Venezolano de Crédito
 * Banesco
 * BBVA Provincial
 * Fondo Común
 * Iran-Venezuela Bi-National Bank
 * 100% Banco
 * Banco Mercantil
 * Banco Occidental de Descuento
 * Sofitasa

Defunct banks

 * Banco Federal
 * Banco Latino
 * Stanford Bank Venezuela

Largest banks in the Americas
The 15 largest banks in the Americas by total assets, as of 2019.